Unpainted Arizona – Arkansas Band 501-568-0774

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 Unpainted Arizona Arkansas Band
 

Unpainted Arizona started as a vision by Rob Pendleton and Kenny Reynolds around late 1996 – early 1997.  The two were in a Band called Big Boys at the time, but were looking for a change. The original project featured Jeff Coleman on guitar & vocals (you can find his current band The Feeders on our MySpace friends list).  Jeff & Kenny were high school friends & band mates – Jeff is actually credited with coining the band’s name, which was taken from the movie Raising Arizona.  The trio had several rehearsals at the Little Rock Air Force base, but never played a live show together.  The idea was reborn after John King joined the Big Boys.  Initially a fourth member (Alan Guthrie) was brought in on guitar, but it was more than evident that this band was meant to be a three-piece.  The band played almost non-stop in Hot Springs, Arkansas - Little Rock, Arkansas - Jacksonville, Arkansas –  Conway, Arkansas and surrounding areas until Kenny moved to Albuquerque, NM in May of 1998.   

Later that same year, Kenny moved back to Arkansas and rejoined the Big Boys – who had hired Chuck Driver to play guitar.  John had moved on, and was playing in a band called April’s Fool, while Rob was taking a break.  During the next year and a half Kenny was introduced to Tommy Barber – a drummer Chuck had befriended through his job at a music store in Batesville, AR.  Tommy had filled in on drums on occasion with the Big Boys – at that point he was playing with Chris Claude in a band known as Irish Redd.  The final split from the Big Boys came in the spring of 2000 – the new Unpainted Arizona lineup consisted of Chuck, Kenny, Rob, and John.  In 2001 Tommy began filling in for Rob on select weekends, and was later made a permanent member.In August 2003 John decided to take a break from the club scene. The band switched gears, and brought in Tommy’s friend Chris to fill the void. In doing so, the name of the band was changed from Unpainted Arizona to Irish Redd. This line-up lasted for just over a year – when in October 2004 Chris decided to take a break of his own, leaving the band a trio yet again.  Shortly thereafter came another name change to Colour By Numbers.

Colour By Numbers lasted almost two years. The band had flirted with the idea of adding a fourth member – they even contacted John about coming back to no avail.  In a strange twist of fate, Kenny received a call from John on August 4, 2006. John told him that if they were still looking for a second guitarist he was ready.  With the best known lineup of Unpainted Arizona back together it was only natural that they change the band name one last time – hopefully ;)

 

 

Band Audio Listen Here: 

For Booking Info: Contact

Wayne Willems – Little Rock Entertainment Agency

P.O. Box Little Rock, AR 72214 – 501.568.0774

http://www.littlerockentertainment.com

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